Custom menu goes missing

[Guest]

I created a custom menu item for my database but, when I copied the file to a
disk to take it to another PC, the menu item had gone missing and the normal
default menus were displayed. Does anyone know why this happens and how I can
prevent it, please?

 

[Van T. Dinh]

It sounds like you modified your standard MenuBar / Toolbar which will only
stay with your Access installation.

You need to create a new Custom MenuBar / Toolbar which will be stored with
the database file and copies of the database.

 

[Joan Wild]

Did you actually create a new menu, or did you modify one of the existing
ones (like Utility1 or Utility2). Modifying existing ones will apply to
your installation of Access.

Creating a new menu will apply to the mdb you created it in.

 

[Guest]

Aha - this could be the problem. I used the 'New Menu' command in the
'Customise' dialog box. I've now created a new toolbar instead, although I
would have preferred a menu. Thanks.

 

[Joan Wild]

Well this is late, and you're probably no longer reading, but you can click
the properties of your new commandbar and choose it to be a menubar.

 

[Guest]

Not too late and I am still reading - thank you, I'll try that.